Recycling and waste collectors with a national footprint can routinely report more than four hundred “near-miss” incidents each year involving people sheltering inside waste containers, according to data shared with […]
Environmental Services Association members deliver essential frontline recycling and waste treatment services to millions of people across the United Kingdom every day – protecting the environment and supporting the circular economy.
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ESA responds to “disappointing” Telegraph EfW story
Energy recovery facilities play a vital role in our society, safely and reliably treating millions of tonnes of the UK’s residual waste each year. These facilities are an essential component […]
ESA supports recommendations to bolster UK circular economy for steel scrap
The ESA has today (1st December 2025) expressed its support for the findings of a new report which puts forward recommendations to Government to help develop a thriving, circular and […]
Association welcomes John Scanlon as new Chair of the ESA
John Scanlon, Chief Executive Officer of SUEZ recycling and recovery UK, is the new Chair of the Environmental Services Association (ESA), taking over from Michael Topham, who steps down at […]
Decarbonising the recycling and waste sector
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